Yachtmaster Offshore (CE) & Marine Engineer - Skipper / Mate / Delivery - Available 18 Oct - Canada, will relocate
Commercially endorsed RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Offshore (Sail, 200 GT) and marine engineer, looking for paid skipper, mate, mate/engineer, delivery and race crew work. Available from 18 October 2026. I'm based in Ontario, Canada. I'm a Canadian and British citizen and hold a French working-holiday visa (right to work in France, Oct 2026 to Oct 2027), so I can start quickly in North America, the UK or France and will relocate anywhere for the right job.
EXPERIENCE
- Around 30,000 nm at sea, including three Atlantic crossings and a 28-day non-stop passage from Cabo Verde to Grenada
- Chief Engineer, Eye of the Wind (40 m brig), Oct 2025 to Feb 2026: sole engineer for a Europe to Caribbean crossing and charter rotation, keeping the main engine, generators, watermaker, plumbing and deck machinery running with no shore support, while also standing deck watches and running tender operations
- Delivery of the tall ship Maybe from Penzance, UK to Portimão, Portugal (2025)
- Yachtmaster Offshore training in Gibraltar (2025): around 2,500 nm along southern Spain, Portugal and North Africa
- Commercial parasail captain, Grand Bend and Port Credit, Ontario: four summer seasons running passenger vessels under Transport Canada rules and maintaining the fleet
- Watch officer, STV James Cook (Ocean Youth Trust North, UK)
- Deckhand / Ordinary Seaman on the Alexander von Humboldt II with Class Afloat: two Atlantic crossings
- Watch and engineering officer, later programme coordinator, on the square-rig brigs TS Playfair and STV Pathfinder (Brigs Youth Sail Training, Toronto)
TICKETS
RYA Yachtmaster Offshore (commercially endorsed), STCW Basic Safety Training, PSCRB, Advanced Fire Fighting, Advanced Medical First Aid, MCA Approved Engine Course (AEC 1), ENG1 medical, seaman's book, RYA Radar, SRC and Canadian ROC-MC radio certificates, Transport Canada SVOP, RYA Powerboat Level 2.
WHAT I BRING
Watch leadership, passage planning, navigation and weather routing, hands-on diesel, generator and watermaker maintenance, rigging and work aloft, sail handling on square and fore-and-aft rigs, and a calm, safety-first approach with passengers and crew.
LOOKING FOR
- Deliveries from Canada and the US East Coast to the Caribbean this autumn and winter
- Delivery, charter and crew work in the UK, France and the Mediterranean
- Offshore and short-handed racing programmes: crew, deliveries, boat preparation or shore team
- Parasail and watersports captain roles
Permanent, seasonal, rotational or one-off deliveries are all welcome. Non-smoker, no visible tattoos.
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